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TheGreatGatsby——马春香戚煜王亚丽王怡吴凯莉谢静JayGatsby-Thetitlecharacterandprotagonistofthenovel,GatsbyisafabulouslywealthyyoungmanlivinginaGothicmansioninWestEgg.HeisfamousforthelavishpartieshethrowseverySaturdaynight,butnooneknowswherehecomesfrom,whathedoes,orhowhemadehisfortune.Gatsbywasworkingforamillionairemadehimdedicatehislifetotheachievementofwealth.WhenhemetDaisy,hefellinlovewithher.NickviewsGatsbyasadeeplyflawedman,dishonestandvulgar,whoseextraordinaryoptimismandpowertotransformhisdreamsintorealitymakehim“great”nonetheless.•Fromthenovel,wecanfindthathelookedDaisyastheembodimentofbeauty,purityandnobilityandhethoughtthatbeingtogetherwithherislikethebeingatwonderlandwhichrepresentedallthebeautifulthings.JayGatsbywasasonofshiftlessandunsuccessfulfarmpeopleinthemiddlewestofUSA.Whenhejoinedthearmy,hemetDaisy,abeautifulwomanfromtheupperclass,andfellinlovewithher.Then,hetookapartinthewarandfiveyearslaterwhenhecamebackfromtheEurope,DaisyhadgotmarriedwitharichboyTom.Gatsbycouldgiveupeverythingtopursuehisidealloveandbeganhispursuingforforbiddenfruit:alovetowomanwhohadahusband.GatsbytriedhisbesttogainachancetomeetDaisyandgeteverythingwellpreparedtogreetDaisy.FromDaisy'swordsweknowthatshelikedeverythingGatsbypreparedverymuch.However,Hefeltquitenervousandretreatedatthesignificantmoment.AfterthatGatsbywentonholdingpartiestoattractDaisy.•DAISY:Isallthismadeentirelyfromyourimagination?•GATSBY:No.yousee,youwerethereallalongineveryideaineverydecision.Ofcourse,ifanythingisnottoyourliking,I’llchangeit.However,histhoughtsweretooidealistic,simpleandnaive.•Likeanyoneelseinthatperiod,asarealitymortal,Daisywantednotonlythelifeofspiritandlove,butalsothestabilityofmateriallifeandsuperiorityandimmobilityofsocialstatus.•SowhenshefoundGatsby‘smoneycamefromillegalway,shewaveredbecauseshethoughtthatalthoughGatsbyhadagreatdealofmoney,hewasonlyaupstart;beingtogetherwithhimmayhurthersocialstatusandwhenshehadtochooseonebetweenGatsby,amanwholovedhersomuchandwoulddevotehiswholeemotionandenergytoher,andTom,amanwhobetrayedherbuthadastablesocialstatus,shechoosethelatter.BecauseshewasatypicalbourgeoiswomanwholovemoneyandvaluepowerwithwhichonlyTomcouldprovideandsheneedmoreaboutthematerialcomfortsandsuperiorityofsocialstatus.EvenaftertheaccidenthappenedwhenGatsbywouldliketoberesponsibletoDaisy’smistake,DaisyfranklysatfacetofacewithTomandwouldsacrificehimanytimeandthenescape.Prosperityendedandeverythingisnottrue.Butnotasingleoneofthesparklinghundredsthatenjoyedhishospitalityattendedthefuneral.Thankyou!